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On March 29, 2023, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual regarding timely filings when an action date falls on a weekend or federal holiday. We discuss this USCIS update and how it impacts filing deadlines here.
Each year at the completion of the H1B visa lottery, USCIS notifies recipients of their selection through their USCIS accounts. This is done through a USCIS Form I-797C, Notice of Action. If you were one of the few selected, Congratulations! However, selection in the H-1B lottery is just the first step in the process. We discuss what to do after you are selected in the H-1B visa lottery here.
On March 27, 2023, USCIS notified those that were selected in the FY2024 H-1B visa lottery. If you were selected, your status would change from “Submitted” to “Selected.” We discuss what happens next if your status remains “Submitted” here
On March 27, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced they had received sufficient H-1B lottery submissions to reach the FY 2024 H-1B visa cap, including the master’s cap. We explain what happens now that the lottery is complete here.
Under the United States-Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA), Mexican and Canadian citizens with offers of employment to work in identified professional-level positions can qualify for TN Visa status. TN visa status is only available for those listed under the USMCA professions list. We discuss TN visa status for trades such as welders, boiler makers, carpenters, electricians, mechanics, etc. here.
Under the Military Accessions Vital To National Interest (MAVNI), the U.S. Secretary of Defense authorized military services to recruit certain legal aliens whose skills were considered vital to the national interest. Our client came to the United States as an F1 student, joined the MAVNI program, and is now a US Citizen. We discuss his journey from an F1 student to US Citizen here.
On March 23, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that COVID-19-related flexibilities will end on March 23, 2023. This marks an end to the flexibility USCIS provided due to the impact of COVID-19. Read the full update here.
Not all E-2 visa investments are done with multi-million dollar purchases. In fact, most E-2 visa investments we see are made up of several small investment amounts. If you are applying for an E-2 investor visa, it is important to understand what expenses can be used towards the investment amount. We discuss what expenses can be used in an E-2 investor visa application here.
Under the USCMA Canadian and Mexican citizens can qualify for TN visa status to work and live in the United States under certain professions. Many times, an employer decides to make the offer of employment permanent and sponsor the employee for US permanent residence (green card). We recently helped a Canadian citizen go from a TN Visa as Recreational Therapist to a green card through the perm process. We discuss the process and this approval here.
On March 17, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) extended the FY 2024 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period from Friday, March 17, 2023, at Noon EST until Monday, March 20, 2023, at 5 pm EST.